Shaun Moton is charged with second-degree murder

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Missouri man is charged with second-degree murder for a collision that killed a motorcyclist in eastern Kansas.

The crash occurred late Sunday on Interstate 635 in Kansas City, Kansas. Authorities said 61-year-old Melody Hinshaw, of Kansas City, Missouri, was thrown from her motorcycle when it was hit from behind by a car.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that Hinshaw was wearing a helmet and goggles.

The Wyandotte County district attorney on Tuesday charged 36-year-old Shaun Moton with second-degree murder, leaving the scene of an injury accident and misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol.

Moton, also of Kansas City, Missouri, was jailed in lieu of $500,000 bond. He did not have a lawyer.

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Too bad it's a charge of second degree murder and that driving under the influence of alcohol is a misdemeanor. As far as I'm concerned, if you drink and then drive and anyone gets hurt or killed it should be viewed as intentional and premeditated. Nobody accidentally drinks and then drives, it's a decision and should be viewed that way. If you drink and drive and someone dies, it should be first degree murder.